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Where does “conditioner” come from?

Conditioner derives from English condition plus the agent suffix -er, ultimately from Latin cum meaning "with" combined with Latin -arius forming agent nouns, via Old French -er and Latin -are.

conditioner (English): anything that improves the condition of...

Definitions

  1. anything that improves the condition of...

Ancestry of “conditioner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconditionA logical clause or phrase that a conditional...
2Middle Englishcondiciouncondition
3Old Frenchcondicioncondition; social rank
4Latincondiciō—
5Latincondīcō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “conditioner”

  • preconditioner
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